Shubman Gill The record books continue to be rewritten in ipl 2026. The captain achieved many big achievements during his explosive innings. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Thursday night in Ahmedabad. Leading from the front in a crucial clash, Gill played a brilliant inning of 64 off just 37 balls to help the cause. Gujarat Titans (GT) Made a huge score of 229/4. While his innings played a big role in guiding GT to a stunning 89-run win, it also helped the young skipper join the elite list of Indian T20 captains.
Shubman Gill overtakes Sachin Tendulkar in T20 captaincy record
During his stormy innings, Gill crossed the mark of 1,872 runs as T20 captain. Sachin Tendulkar In the all-time list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs as captain in T20 cricket. Gill now has 1,934 runs in his name as captain in this format and he has gone even further than that. Ajinkya Rahane In the standings. The list continues to grow comfortably Virat KohliWho scored 6,564 runs as captain in 193 innings in T20 cricket.
The Gujarat captain’s rise as both a batsman and leader has been one of the biggest success stories of IPL 2026. Under his captaincy, Gujarat are looking like one of the most complete teams in the tournament and have already secured a top-two finish in the points table.
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Gill achieved another achievement in T-20
The 26-year-old player achieved another major feat by completing 6000 runs in T20 cricket during the same innings. Gill achieved this feat in his 185th innings and became the third fastest Indian batsman to achieve this feat. KL Rahul And Kohli.
Of all the players globally, only the legends are preferred. chris gayleKohli and Rahul reached this point rapidly. Gill also became the fourth player in men’s T20 history to score more than 6000 runs before the age of 27. In his T20 career so far, Gill has scored over 6000 runs with six centuries and 38 half-centuries, highlighting his incredible consistency at such a young age.
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